Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson hopes that Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo will sign a new deal to spend the rest of his career at Old Trafford.
The Scot said: “Cristiano will now settle down and enjoy his career here.
“He has four years left on his contract and, hopefully, at some point, we would like to extend it.
“I can’t deny it was an important issue to keep him here.
“There are very few players who have left me against my will and it is unusual for anybody to want to leave United.
“I think Cristiano realises that. We had a good meeting in Portugal that clarified a lot of things.
“It was good and I was pleased with it, and that’s why I felt everything was going to be all right.
“He is happy to be a Manchester United player and he has always been happy here.
“It’s just the unfortunate participation of Real Madrid in the player’s life that has made it difficult for him.
“The important thing is that we have ended all the stuff about Real and as he gets older, he will appreciate being here more.
“That happens with players the longer they stay here and they don’t want to leave.”
He added: “After the meeting I had with Cristiano, when I explained the situation and what we expect of players from Manchester United, he’s already said he’s delighted to be back here, so to say that he’s here reluctantly is not the case.
“When we had the meeting the lad quickly agreed with me, so I have no issues whatsoever with him.
“He’ll be OK, he’ll do his best, he’ll be a great player this season because he’s still improving. He’ll be absolutely fantastic for us.
“Everyone said last season that he wouldn’t score more than the 23 goals he scored in the previous campaign. I don’t think anyone thought he could do better than that and I said he would.
“I expected him to improve and I expect him to improve again this season. Of course, we’re at a different level – 42 goals against 23 goals is completely different – so if he gets to 41 goals I think we’ll forgive him.”